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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Giveaway + Interview with Sara Humphreys, Author of Untouched

Hello Sara!
Thank you for sharing at Reviews
by Martha’s Bookshelf. I have really enjoyed your characters and exciting
action in the Amoveo Series!

Questions for Sara:

Q1
Congratulations on your successful Amoveo Series! I believe there are to
be five books - is that right? I love to
ask this question about series: did you
have each book plotted out before you started the first one or did the
subsequent books flow from the first book?

SH: Hi! Thanks
for the congratulations J Yes. There are going to be five books in the series but I did not
have them all plotted out. When I was writing UNLEASHED, I figured out the
story for UNTOUCHED. It pretty much worked out that way for the whole series. I
get the idea for the next book as I’m writing the one prior and sometimes it
changes. For example, in the original version of UNTOUCHED the villain was
different but I realized that I liked that character far too much to make him
evil and kill him off.

Q2 Have
you found that any of your skills as an actress add extra help to your career
as an author?

SH:
Definitely. I use sense memory recall when I’m writing, just as I did when I
was performing. As a writer, you have to be able to get inside the head of the
characters and understand where everyone is coming from and what their
motivations are. It’s actually quite similar to acting.

Q3 Please
share with us one surprising thing about your experience writing Untouched, or about something else
related to your career as a writer.

SH: When I was writing Untouched, it
was the first time that music played a significant role in the creative
process. I heard the song Honey on the
Skin and it sparked a wealth of ideas for the story. Now I use music all
the time, but it’s especially helpful when I need to spark a lazy muse.

Q4 Which
word would you use to describe yourself and your personality?

SH: Tenacious. I’m like a dog with a bone and won’t let go until I get where I
want to go. My mother calls it tunnel vision and it can be both a blessing and
a curse. I try to use it for good and not for evil.

Q5 How did
you come up with the idea for Sara’s Angels?

SH: I heard
the term “street team” and just kind of ran with it. I put the idea out on
Facebook and asked if any of my readers would want to help do some promo in
their hometowns. I was shocked by the response! We’re up to 50 angels in 29
states and 3 countries. I’m always looking for more. J The girls
on the team came up with the name. I really like it and I’m so lucky to have
this vibrant group of women on my side.

Questions for Dante:

Q1 Which
word would you use to describe yourself and your personality?

D: Protector.

Q2
Briefly, can you share with the readers if you have any special plans on
how to win over Kerry?

D: I’m going
to show her that she has nothing to fear from me and that my only desire is to
make her happy. If that doesn’t work, I’ll be tempted to throw her over my
shoulder and carry her off like the Neanderthal that she thinks I am. But since
I doubt that would get me anywhere, I’d probably ask her best friend, Samantha
what the hell I’m doing wrong.

Q3 Do you
have any special vulnerabilities?

D: Yes. Kerry.
I’ve never met a woman who can set me on edge with one look but she sure has
managed that. It’s both unsettling and sexy as hell.

Q4 What is
something you would never be caught dead doing/saying?

D: Where can I
get a good mani-pedi?

Q5 What is
the one thing your readers would be surprised to know about you?

D: I’m an
excellent cook and my specialty is breakfast…in bed.

Final Question: If you could
have readers finish a sentence what would it be?

SH: If Dante
were to bring you breakfast in bed….he would bring….?

UNTOUCHED BY SARA
HUMPHREYS – IN STORES APRIL 2012

She should be
seen, but never touched…

Kerry Smithson's modeling career ensures that she will be
admired from afar, which is essential since mere human touch sparks blinding
pain and terrifying visions.

Every good
model needs a heavenly bodyguard…

Dante Coltari is hired to protect Kerry from those who
know who she is—or more importantly what she is—and want her dead because of
it. Nothing could have prepared him for the challenge of keeping her safe. But,
strangely, his lightest touch brings her exquisite pleasure rather than pain,
and Dante and Kerry have an otherwordly connection that might just pull them
through.

“Red-hot love scenes punctuate a well-plotted
suspense story that will keep readers turning pages as fast as they can.”

—Publishers
Weekly Starred Review

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sara Humphreys has been attracted to
the fantasies of science fiction, paranormal, and romance since her adolescence
when she had a mad crush on Captain Kirk. An actress and public speaker, Sara
lives with her husband--who is very considerate of her double life--and four
amazing boys, in Bronxville, New York. For more information, please visit http://sarahumphreys.com, Like her on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Amoveo and follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/authorsara.

Sourcebooks has graciously offered TWO Copies of Untouched for Giveaway!

TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY:
1.
Answer the Author's Question above (the last of the interview questions.)
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It isn't necessary to use separate entries unless you want them in different chronological order.
(Four total entries possible.)

THERE WILL BE TWO WINNERS.

* This contest is open US and Canada only.

* This contest will close 10 PM (Central) on May 4, 2012.
The winner will be randomly selected from all entries and announced on May 5 with 72 hours to complete the winners' form.

15 comments:

Sara, I really enjoyed your interview. I love that their will be 5 books in your series. I'll have to catch up because I really like the sound of this book and series. And the name Dante is one of my favorites. I look forward to reading this series. If Dante brought me breakfast in bed all he needs to bring his Himself. :)Linky follower and email subscriber.Carol LLucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

He would bring himself!!! Lol...no if he has to bring me food...I would want blueberry pancakes:)Linky follower Andie WardlowI loved the interview especially about your angels...pst...im an angel!!!And loved Dante's character interview...he's so hot and sweet especially the part about throwing her over his shoulder!!! Yummy:)

Hi Maria--Love that menu item! French toast is one of my favorites. I do hope you'll try the series and let me know what you think. I agree with you about the covers...Sourcebooks does a beautiful job.

If Dante were to bring me breakfast in bed I am not sure I would notice that he brought me food......so it could be oatmeal for all I care!! I would love to follow you on FB if I could figure out how!! I don't know how to TWIT or TWEET!! I enjoy all of Sara's interviews, she seem very down to earth and I love her connection with the readers!! From this interview I learned that Sara recognizes and owns her tenacity!! GIRL POWER!! I am saddened to learn there will only be 5 books :( but also looking forward to the Dead in the City series Sara is writing!!

My breakfast would definitely have to be doughnuts. I'm a GFC follower. I just wanted to say that I actually just read the first book Unleashed and loved it. After I got done with it, I started hoping that William's book would be soon, so can't wait till it gets here.

Great interview. I enjoyed both parts, but I really love character interviews, and I love that Dante said that his weakness is Kerry. I always find it interesting when authors include the music that helps inspire their books. I don't know how they can listen to music & write at the same time. I get too distracted when just reading, LOL. However, I can block out the TV most of the time.

As for breakfast in bed, he could bring pancakes, with syrup & whipped cream....not necessarily on the pancakes, LOL.

GFC follower: June M. (along with email & others)Left comment on review -- which was great :)

Thank you for hosting the giveaway & for the interview and reveiw.Junemanning_j2004 at yahoo dot com(it is a j after the _)